What's in my bag? What Syrian refugees carry when they flee Megan Levy -Sep 7, 2015 Omran, 6, fled Syria with his family carrying only this bag. Photo: International Rescue Committee If you had only a small bag in which to pack your most valued and needed possessions, what would you fill it with? For…Read More

Australia will permanently resettle 12,000 refugees from Syria, and begin air strikes on Islamic State targets within the week, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced. Speaking a short time after Coalition MPs met in Canberra on Wednesday to discuss the government's policy, Mr Abbott described the commitment to take in 12,000 refugees as one of…Read More